Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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The Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) was established by the Ministry of Textiles in 1982, to promote export of Carpets and other allied Products from India.
Recently, CEPC was in news as the organization has announced a three-day virtual Buyer-Seller Meet. The programme is to focus on Australia and adjoining countries, as India is the biggest exporter of handmade carpets to those countries.

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British Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton has recently clinched his 90th Formula One win after winning the Tuscan Grand Prix Tournament.
Valtteri Bottas reaced within 1.1 seconds of Hamilton and finished second while Red Bull driver Alexander Albon finished third and clinched his first career podium. Hamilton can equal Schumacher’s record of victories at the Russian Grand Prix, as he is one win behind Schumacher.

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Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away recently. He succumbed to post-COVID19 illness at AIIMS.
He was from Bihar and belonged to Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), which he resigned few days ago. Singh is often called the architect of the MNREGA scheme, which was implemented when he was the Union Minister for Rural development.

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The United States has recently banned eight Chinese goods including cotton, hair products, computer components and some textiles from China’s Xinjiang province.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of the U.S has stated that the products are produced using ‘Forced labour’. It also alleges that China weakens American workers and businesses by trying to import these goods into the U.S.

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The procurement of Rice for the Kharif Crop Season of year 2020-21 is estimated at 495.37 lakh tonnes.
This estimate has been made by the Ministry of Food and Public Distribution. This estimate is 19.07 % more than the procurement estimates for 2019-20 marketing season. The actual procurement of rice in 2019-20 was the highest at 420.22 lakh tones.

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Senior bureaucrat Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank, Washington.
He is a 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. He is currently serving as the Principal secretary to Haryana Chief Minister. He will have a tenure of three years at the World Bank.

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The former President of West African nation Mali, Moussa Traore, has recently passed away at the age of 83.
The veteran leader had ruled the African country for more than 22 years. Eight years after Mali gained independence from France, Traore entered into power in a military rebellion, succeeding the country’s first president, Modibo Keita.

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Britain’s Andy Murray who is former world number has been given a wildcard entry into the main draw of French Open.
This year’s French Open first round begins on 27th September. Murray is a three-time Grand Slam winner and a French Open finalist. He has not appeared at the event since 2017, when he lost to Stan Wawrinka.

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As per the recent statement of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the government has set a target to increase the number of PMBJKs to 10,500 by March 2025.
The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJK) were launched with an aim to provide quality medicines at affordable rates to common citizens. At present, there were just over 6000 Kendras across the country.

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Tata Projects Limited has won the contract bid to construct the new Parliament building.
The construction of the parliament building is a part of the Central Vista redevelopment project. The Central Vista redevelopment project consists of a triangular Parliament building, a common central secretariat and revamping of the 3 km-long Rajpath. Tata Projects Ltd had submitted a bid of Rs 861.90 crore.